diff --git a/packages/py-hbp-neuromorphic-platform/package.py b/packages/py-hbp-neuromorphic-platform/package.py
index 531c9aafacdca502429db59819e73232c2e2a304..551f271653df63c5307c54b47eaa649061fd937d 100644
--- a/packages/py-hbp-neuromorphic-platform/package.py
+++ b/packages/py-hbp-neuromorphic-platform/package.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ from spack import *
 
 
 class PyHbpNeuromorphicPlatform(PythonPackage):
-    """Python client for the Human Brain Project Neuromorphic Computing Platform."""
+    """Python client for the Human Brain Project Neuromorphic Computing Platform.
+    """
 
     homepage = "https://electronicvisions.github.io/hbp-sp9-guidebook/"
     pypi     = "hbp_neuromorphic_platform/hbp_neuromorphic_platform-0.9.2.tar.gz"
@@ -22,5 +23,3 @@ class PyHbpNeuromorphicPlatform(PythonPackage):
     depends_on('py-requests@2.20.0:',                   type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('py-click@8.0.3:',                       type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('py-pyyaml@6.0:',                        type=('build', 'run'))
-    depends_on('py-hbp-service-client@1.1.1:',          type=('build', 'run'))
-